flexion reflex


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flexion reflex

A sudden automatic withdrawal movement occurring in response to a painful stimulus and effected by the contraction of the flexor muscles of all the joints on the same side.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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